Program Highlights
If you're an adult learner looking to apply to post-secondary institutions or a high school student needing to improve your marks, the Adult Basic Education (ABE) courses at CapU are a great place to start to get into your select university program.
ABE courses are tuition-free for Canadian citizens and permanent residents and are available full-time or part-time, through online learning or in a classroom.
The department offers prerequisites in math, English, biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, history and First Peoples courses.
This Adult Education program can help you:
- successfully complete your high school diploma courses and achieve your BC Adult Graduation Diploma (Adult Dogwood);
- improve your marks in Grade 11 or Grade 12 courses needed as prerequisites for post-secondary studies;
- improve your GPA in college programs;
- complete university prerequisites; and
- get your English 100 credit and English 12 in the same semester.
Admission Requirements
Basic requirements
- High school English and computer skills or equivalent
- Written English language assessment
Program-specific requirements
- Program information session
- Written paragraph outlining educational goals
Additional information
- Applicants whose first language is not English may be required to complete English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses prior to admission to the ABE program.
- Optional assessments in each subject area (English assessment and written paragraph are mandatory) are done online and will allow students to demonstrate their current skill level and assist with placement (can be used to skip entry level courses).
- Students meet with an instructor who guides them with decisions about courses, course delivery (fully online or in-person/online), and helps them build a personalized pathway.
Program Requirements
Total program credits: 10.00
Adult Graduation Diploma Requirements
Total credits: 10.00
Required:
Choose 2.00 credits from the following list:
|
BENG 052 |
Or |
Provincial Level English |
2 credits |
|
BENG 053 & 054 |
|
Provincial Level English |
2 credits |
Required:
Choose 2.00 credits from the following list:
|
BMTH 043 & 044 |
Or |
Advanced Level math |
2 credits |
|
BMTH 047 & 048 |
Or |
Advanced Level math |
2 credits |
|
BMTH 053 & 054 |
|
Provincial Level math |
2 credits |
Choose 6.00 credits from the following list:
|
BFPS 052 |
Or |
Provincial level Indigenous culture and history |
2 credits |
|
BMTH 053 & 054 |
Or |
Provincial level math |
2 credits |
|
BCHM 053 & 054 |
Or |
Provincial level chemistry |
2 credits |
|
BPHY 053 & 054 |
Or |
Provincial level physics |
2 credits |
|
BBIO 053 & 054 |
Or |
Provincial level biology |
2 credits |
|
BHST 052 |
Or |
Provincial level history (Spring only) |
2 credits |
|
BCMP 051 |
Or |
Provincial level computers |
2 credits |
|
BCMP 052 |
Or |
Provincial level computers |
2 credits |
|
BCMP 053 |
Provincial level computers |
2 credits |
Total program credits: 10.00
We offer grades 10-12 equivalent courses in math, English, biology, chemistry, physics, computers and history.